Durabook R8 User manual

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Rugged Tablet PC
R8 User Manual

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Table of Contents
BEFORE YOU START .......................................................................................5
PACKAGE CONTENTS ......................................................................................5
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................6
Front View ............................................................................................................... 6
Back View ................................................................................................................ 7
Right View ............................................................................................................... 8
Left View.................................................................................................................. 9
Top View.................................................................................................................. 9
Bottom View .......................................................................................................... 11
STATUS INDICATORS .................................................................................... 11
GETTING STARTED ................................................................ 12
INSTALLING THE BATTERY............................................................................... 12
Charging the Battery............................................................................................... 13
When to replace the Battery Pack............................................................................. 13
Removing the Battery ............................................................................................. 13
HOW TO USE SWAPPABLE BATTERY (FOR SELECTED MODEL) ...................................... 14
CONNECTING THE POWER .............................................................................. 15
Connecting the Adapter........................................................................................... 15
Using Battery Power................................................................................................ 16
Configuring the Power Settings ................................................................................ 17
STARTING YOUR TABLET PC............................................................................ 18
Turning On Your Device........................................................................................... 18
Turning Off Your Device........................................................................................... 18
OPERATING YOUR TABLET PC.................................................... 19
USING THE QUICK MENU ............................................................................... 19
Quick Menu Overview.............................................................................................. 19
Viewing the Version Information............................................................................... 20
Viewing the Battery Charge Cycles ........................................................................... 20
Battery Charging Protection Setting ............................................................................. 20
Configuring the Programmable Button (P) ................................................................. 21
Configuring the Up/Down Button.............................................................................. 22
Assigning an Application to the P Button ................................................................... 22
Accessing the Mobility Center................................................................................... 23
USING THE CAMERA ..................................................................................... 24
Opening the Camera App......................................................................................... 24
Taking Photos......................................................................................................... 26
Recording Videos .................................................................................................... 27
Setting a Flash Mode............................................................................................... 28
Setting Photo Timer ................................................................................................ 28
Switching Between Modes ....................................................................................... 28

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Adjusting Focus ...................................................................................................... 29
Adjusting Brightness ............................................................................................... 30
Configuring Camera Settings ................................................................................... 31
Viewing Photos/Videos ............................................................................................ 33
MAKING CONNECTIONS ........................................................ 34
INSTALLING THE MICROSD MEMORY CARD.......................................................... 34
INSTALLING THE SIM CARD............................................................................ 34
CONNECTINGTHEMICROPHONE/HEADSET................................................................... 35
INSTALLING THE STYLUS HOLDER ..................................................................... 36
CONNECTING USB DEVICES ........................................................................... 37
CONNECTING TO WIRELESS CONNECTIONS.......................................................... 39
USING THE BIOS SETUP UTILITY.......................................... 45
BIOS SETUP MENU ..................................................................................... 45
MAIN MENU .............................................................................................. 46
ADVANCED MENU ........................................................................................ 47
BOOT MENU .............................................................................................. 48
SECURITY MENU ......................................................................................... 49
SAVE &EXIT MENU ..................................................................................... 50
MAINTAINING AND CARING FOR YOUR TABLET PC.............. 51
PROTECTING YOUR TABLET PC ........................................................................ 51
STORING AND HANDLING YOUR TABLET PC ......................................................... 51
CLEANING YOUR TABLET PC ........................................................................... 55
TRAVELING WITH YOUR TABLET PC................................................................... 56
TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................. 57
PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST ............................................................................... 57
SOLVING COMMON PROBLEMS ......................................................................... 57
DISPLAY PROBLEMS ..................................................................................... 59
HARD DISK PROBLEMS ................................................................................. 59
OTHER PROBLEMS ....................................................................................... 62
APPENDIX ............................................................................. 63
COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................... 63
SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 63
REGULATORY STATEMENT ............................................................................... 66
Federal Communications Commission Statement ....................................................... 66
Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................................ 66
RF exposure warning............................................................................................... 66
Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Notices ...................................................................... 67
Battery Disposal ..................................................................................................... 68
CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT ....................................................................................... 68

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................. 71
SHOPFLOOR DATE CODE FORMAT DESCRIPTION .................................................... 73

Before You Start
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Before You Start
Congratulations on your purchase of this tablet PC.
This rugged tablet PC is portable and provides users with maximum mobile
computing experience in a wide range of working environments. Before you
begin using your tablet PC, read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the main
components installed in the system.
Package Contents
If any of following items is damaged, please contact your retailer.
Tablet PC
AC adapter
Power cord
Stylus and tether
Stylus holder with screws
NOTE
•The pictures are for reference only, actual items may slightly differ.

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Product Overview
Front View
No.
Item
Description
1
Ambient light sensor
Use to detect the current level of visible light in the
surrounding environment.
2
Microphones
Record the surrounding sound.
3
Front camera
indicator
Illuminates when the front camera is in use.
4
Front camera
Use for video conference.

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Back View
No.
Item
Description
1
Speaker
Emit sound.
2
Camera light
Provide additional lighting when taking pictures
under low light environment.
3
Rear camera
Use to take pictures.
4
Battery swappable
indicator (for selected
models with super
capacity support)
If your rugged PC supports super capacity, then
swap the battery only when this indicator is
illuminated.
5
Battery lock switch
Slide to lock or unlock the battery pack.
6
Battery Pack
Battery Pack.
7
Battery latch release
button
Press and hold the button to slide the battery
latch to the unlock position.

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No.
Item
Description
8
SIM card slot
Use to insert a SIM card for WWAN module
connection.
9
MicroSD memory card
slot
Use to insert a MicroSD card to transfer pictures,
music, and data between your tablet PC and
flash compatible devices.
Right View
No.
Item
Description
1
DC-IN jack
Connect the power adapter.
2
Audio combo jack
Connect a headphone or an external speaker or
microphone.
3
Thunderbolt 4 port
Connect Thunderbolt peripheral devices.
4
USB Type-C port
Connect USB-C peripheral devices. This port also
supports DisplayPort function.

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Left View
No.
Item
Description
1
Mounting slot
Connect the MSR key or attach the stylus holder.
Top View
No.
Item
Description
1
Program button (P)
The button function can be assigned via Quick
Menu.
•If the barcode reader is embedded in the
system, press to trigger the Barcode scan
function (by default).
•If the barcode reader is not embedded in the
system, press to enable the Stealth mode or
other program assigned via Quick Menu.
2
Up/Down buttons
The button function can be assigned via Quick
Menu.
•Brightness adjustment: Press to adjust the
brightness level.
•Volume adjustment: Press to adjust the volume
level.
•Disable

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No.
Item
Description
3
Power button
Press to turn your tablet PC on/off or enter/exit the
modern standby (advanced sleep) mode.
(Power button settings can be configured in the
Start > Settings > System > Power & sleep >
Additional Power Settings > Choose what the
power buttons do menu).
4
Barcode scanner (for
selected models)/
USB 3.2 port
(for selected models)
Barcode scanner:
•Scan barcodes.
USB 3.2 port:
•Connect USB-A peripheral devices.
NOTE
•When using the tablet PC without attaching an external keyboard, the three-
finger salute (Ctrl+Alt+Del) function is defined by pressing the P-Key if the
P button has been assigned to function as the “SAS key” in the Quick Menu.
Pressing the P button will switch to Windows Security screen, which lets you
lock the device, switch to different user, sign out, change a password, enter
Task Manager, connect to an available wireless/cellular network, activate the
airplane mode, open the Accessibility menu, shutdown/restart the device, or
activate the Sleep mode.